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  1. Cranford: Under the Bonnet

    Simon Woods goes behind the scenes to explore the success of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford.

    BBC Four

  2. Mother Was A Blackshirt

    James Maw tells the story of how women were crucial to the growth of fascism in the UK.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. The Rock Island Line

    Huw Williams explores the story behind the song that launched the British skiffle boom.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. The Story of Are You Being Served?

    Documentary telling the story of the long-running farce.

    BBC Two

  5. Under Surveillance

    Phil Harding investigates and evaluates Britain's rapidly increasing use of CCTV systems.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House

    No1 Ladies' Detective Agency creator Alexander McCall Smith's opera project in Botswana.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Ruthless and Brilliant

    Following her mastectomy, Jenni Murray asks what it takes to wield the surgeon's knife.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. And Go To Innisfree

    Kenneth Steven explores WB Yeats's celebrated poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. Barra: The Disappearing Island An-Diugh

    Contemporary life on Barra compared with how it was seen in 1964.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  10. The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea

    Archaeologist Cheryl Ward sets out in search of the mythical land of Punt.

    BBC Four

  11. O Ghlùin gu Glùin

    Mòrag NicLeòid a' còmhradh ri Cairistìona Sheadha agus a piuthar Peigi Mhoireasdan.

    BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

  12. Disappearing Island An-diugh

    Updating a profile of the Island of Barra first broadcast in 1965.

    BBC ALBA

  13. Midnight Feasts and Lashings of Ginger Beer

    Why is British children's fiction so preoccupied with feasting? Sheila McClennon explores.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  14. Robert Black - Coigreach Gun Chogais/Without Conscience

    Profile of child killer Robert Black, who murdered three young girls in the 1980s.

    BBC ALBA

  15. Elvis in Las Vegas

    How Elvis Presley transformed Las Vegas in the 1970s and how Vegas helped to destroy him.

    BBC Two

  16. The Inventor of Rock and Roll: The Alan Freed Story

    Radio 2 tells the story of American DJ Alan Freed's downfall in the payola scandal.

    BBC Radio 2

  17. Flicks Feirste

    A nostalgic look at the impact cinema has had on different communities in Belfast.

    BBC Two Northern Ireland

  18. Diet: A Horizon Guide

    Dr Susan Jebb charts the shift from malnutrition of the past to today's obesity epidemic.

    BBC Four

  19. Closing Guantanamo

    Jon Manel reveals what went wrong with President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo Bay.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. At Any Cost

    The parents of premature babies talk about watching their children battle for life.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness

    Greg James joins hedonistic Britons heading to the party capital of Magaluf, Mallorca.

    BBC Three

  22. Elvis by the Presleys Uncut

    This is the story of Elvis's life and career told by those who knew him best, his family.

    BBC Two

  23. Consorting With Angels

    A tribute to the life and work of American poet Anne Sexton.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Why Do You Hate Me?

    Exposing the abuse suffered by many disabled people in Wales.

    BBC One Wales

  25. The Secret Life of Chaos

    How chaos theory can answer the question of where intelligent life originated from.

    BBC Four

  26. The De-Railing of Transport 2010

    What happened to the government's ambitious transport plans of 10 years ago?

    BBC Radio 4

  27. Obama's Babies

    Across the world, parents, inspired by Barack Obama, have given his name to their children

    BBC Radio 4

  28. The Man Who Shot the 60s

    Iconic 1960s photographer Brian Duffy talks about his life and work for the first time.

    BBC Four

  29. Carmen: The Dream and the Destiny

    Documentary which tells the story of Bizet and his most famous opera, Carmen.

    BBC Four

  30. Abhainn an t-Sluaigh

    Documentary following fans gathering for Runrig's appearance at Beat the Drum in 2007.

    BBC ALBA

  31. The House That Chekhov Built

    Michael Pennington travels to the Ukraine to explore the life of the writer Anton Chekhov.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Too White to Be Black

    Kim Normanton talks to people from a black or Asian background and live with albinism.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Playing for the Common Ground

    Gerry Anderson explores the sectarian divisions in sport in Northern Ireland.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The Man Machine: The Story of Kraftwerk

    Jarvis Cocker looks at German electronic music and its top exponents.

    BBC Radio 2

  35. Vampires: Why They Bite

    Historian Lisa Hilton uncovers why we have been obsessed with vampires for centuries.

    BBC Three

  36. 1984: A Sikh Story

    Sonia Deol embarks on a journey to unravel the events of 1984, an iconic year for Sikhs.

    BBC One

  37. Stag Weekends: The Dirty Secrets

    An investigation into British stag parties travelling to Europe's sex tourism hot-spots.

    BBC Three

  38. The Man Who Can't Stop Hiccupping

    Film following 25-year-old Christopher Sands search for a cure for permanent hiccups.

    BBC One

  39. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

    The story of the campaigners who helped Barack Obama reach the White House.

    BBC Two

  40. Adams

    Documentary following Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams through the peace process.

    BBC One Northern Ireland

  41. Terezin Dreams

    Sibyl Ruth on the poems by her great aunt written in a Nazi concentration camp.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. Aristotle's Lagoon

    How Aristotle's fieldwork on the island of Lesvos helped found the science of biology.

    BBC Four

  43. Signs of Change

    The student protestors whose 1970 campaign eventually led to the Welsh Language Act.

    BBC Radio 4

  44.

    Super Recognisers

    Claudia Hammond investigates the science of face recognition.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. Overexposed

    Miles Warde presents a powerful account of young photojournalists on the frontline.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Bridging the Gap

    A sound portrait of the Tyne Bridge, linking Newcastle and Gateshead.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Who Pays for the High Road North?

    Douglas Fraser on Scotland's biggest ever infrastructure project.

    BBC Radio Scotland

  48. Travels With The Prime Minister

    Julia Langdon hears experiences of overseas trips with British prime ministers.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Ali Abbas: Back to Baghdad

    Eighteen-year-old Ali Abbas returns to Iraq to help decide where his future lies.

    BBC One

  50. I Believe in Ghosts: Joe Swash

    Joe Swash turns ghostbuster and sets out in search of tangible proof that ghosts exist.

    BBC Three

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